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Java JCheckBoxMenuItem

The JCheckBoxMenuItem class represents a checkbox that can be included in a menu. It can have text or an icon and can be selected or deselected. Checkbox menu items can be configured and controlled using actions. Constructors allow creating checkbox menu items with or without text and icons and with configurable selection states. Methods like getSelectedObjects(), getState(), and setState() control the checkbox selection state.

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Java JCheckBoxMenuItem

The JCheckBoxMenuItem class represents a checkbox that can be included in a menu. It can have text or an icon and can be selected or deselected. Checkbox menu items can be configured and controlled using actions. Constructors allow creating checkbox menu items with or without text and icons and with configurable selection states. Methods like getSelectedObjects(), getState(), and setState() control the checkbox selection state.

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Java JCheckBoxMenuItem

JCheckBoxMenuItem class represents checkbox which can be included on a menu . A


CheckBoxMenuItem can have text or a graphic icon or both, associated with
it. MenuItem can be selected or deselected. MenuItems can be configured and
controlled by actions.

Nested class

Modifier Class Description


and Type

protected JCheckBoxMenuItem.AccessibleJCheckBoxMenuItem This class implements


class accessibility support for the
JcheckBoxMenuItem class.

Constructor

Constructor Description

JCheckBoxMenuItem() It creates an initially unselected check box menu


item with no set text or icon.

JCheckBoxMenuItem(Action a) It creates a menu item whose properties are taken


from the Action supplied.

JCheckBoxMenuItem(Icon icon) It creates an initially unselected check box menu


item with an icon.

JCheckBoxMenuItem(String text) It creates an initially unselected check box menu


item with text.

JCheckBoxMenuItem(String text, boolean It creates a check box menu item with the specified
b) text and selection state.

JCheckBoxMenuItem(String text, Icon It creates an initially unselected check box menu


icon) item with the specified text and icon.

JCheckBoxMenuItem(String text, Icon It creates a check box menu item with the specified
icon, boolean b) text, icon, and selection state.

Methods

Modifier Method Description

AccessibleContex getAccessibleContext( It gets the AccessibleContext associated with this


t ) JCheckBoxMenuItem.

Object[] getSelectedObjects() It returns an array (length 1) containing the check


box menu item label or null if the check box is not
selected.

boolean getState() It returns the selected-state of the item.

String getUIClassID() It returns the name of the L&F class that renders
this component.

protected String paramString() It returns a string representation of this


JCheckBoxMenuItem.

void setState(boolean b) It sets the selected-state of the item.

Java JCheckBoxMenuItem Example


1. import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;  
2. import java.awt.event.ActionListener;  
3. import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;  
4. import javax.swing.AbstractButton;  
5. import javax.swing.Icon;  
6. import javax.swing.JCheckBoxMenuItem;  
7. import javax.swing.JFrame;  
8. import javax.swing.JMenu;  
9. import javax.swing.JMenuBar;  
10. import javax.swing.JMenuItem;  
11.   
12. public class JavaCheckBoxMenuItem {  
13.     public static void main(final String args[]) {  
14.         JFrame frame = new JFrame("Jmenu Example");  
15.         frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);  
16.         JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar();  
17.         // File Menu, F - Mnemonic  
18.         JMenu fileMenu = new JMenu("File");  
19.         fileMenu.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_F);  
20.         menuBar.add(fileMenu);  
21.         // File->New, N - Mnemonic  
22.         JMenuItem menuItem1 = new JMenuItem("Open", KeyEvent.VK_N);  
23.         fileMenu.add(menuItem1);  
24.   
25.         JCheckBoxMenuItem caseMenuItem = new JCheckBoxMenuItem("Option_1");  
26.         caseMenuItem.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_C);  
27.         fileMenu.add(caseMenuItem);  
28.   
29.         ActionListener aListener = new ActionListener() {  
30.             public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {  
31.                 AbstractButton aButton = (AbstractButton) event.getSource();  
32.                 boolean selected = aButton.getModel().isSelected();  
33.                 String newLabel;  
34.                 Icon newIcon;  
35.                 if (selected) {  
36.                     newLabel = "Value-1";  
37.                 } else {  
38.                     newLabel = "Value-2";  
39.                 }  
40.                 aButton.setText(newLabel);  
41.             }  
42.         };  
43.   
44.         caseMenuItem.addActionListener(aListener);  
45.         frame.setJMenuBar(menuBar);  
46.         frame.setSize(350, 250);  
47.         frame.setVisible(true);  
48.     }  
49. }  

Output:

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